Metallic railway-tie.



Vl G. TORNQUEST. METALLIC RAILWAY TIB. APPLICATION H'LBD 111111. s,191s.

1,070,305, y Paten1ea Aug.12,1913.

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To all whom it may concern.'

Be it kn'own thlat I; Vmmnn Gr.' 'Ibarr- QUEST, a citizen of: theUnited' States, rei' sidin'g'at Calumet, in the county oFHbughton andState of Michigan, have'invented! ne'w and usefnl Improvementsin'Metallic' Railway-Ties, of* which the followingis' a" specification.

` This invention relatesv tonew andusefiil .0 ,improvements inmetallicrailway ties` andi 'fastenings for' the rails and mcrefpartic'ullarly to that class ofisuch-devices iii-which are employed two' lheads"and a connecting'or tie bar hwith mean'sl for' attachingthe"rails' l5 tothe heads.

The present invention has for* itsv object, among others, to provideaninip'rovedtie of this character which willtie'light', .though strong,cheap and durable, and by meansof whiehftherailsma-yfbe' easilyl andquiclrly secured in position, yet held against .all'tendency to becomeaccidentally displaced; The tie servesto eii'ectively hold the track inline, the connecting bar of the tie plate as well as V'the legs of theheads being embedded in the roadbed. V f

The improvement yiurther consists in the combination, construction andoperative ar. rangement of parts set forth in the follow'- ingdescription and falling within 'the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing, which illustrates a satisfactory reduction of myimprovement to practice, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pair ofrails supported upon my improved tie, Fig. 2 is a central verticallongitudinal sectional view through the same, the ties being arrangedwithin the roadbed, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a head memberdisconnected from the connecting plate, and

Fig. 4 is a view of the nut and bolt employed f for securing the railsupon the tie. Fig. 5 is a detail elevation illustrating the bar 12 andone of the foot members 5 providedwith co-acting serrations or teeth.

The improved tie embodies essentially two 'head members l and aconnecting bar or plate 12. Each of the heads 1 is of a similarconstruction, and embodies a top plate 2 which has its ends providedwith depending. legs 8 and 4, each of which has its extremity formedwith outset feet 5 'and G. 'lheieg .3 is arranged at a right angle tothebody,

and'its foot 5 is arranged at a right angle 5 to the leg. rl`he leg 4 isincli-ned outwardly from the top or connecting plate 2,while its LettersPatent- Patelited Aug. 1913;

1913. Seria1No.,753,047.

fbot 4'is,arranged in a'pl-ane substantially 4even with thehorizontallydisposed connecting'bar'or plate '12.1 The' top 2 :may beofal greater" thickness-than the legs'andfeet, or" the'said-top 2 mayhave integrally formedv therewith enlargements which aredispo'sed asuitable distance from theg center osaid portion 2 to provide `f'rthe'reception of the base flanges o'f'the rails'R. The shoulders T providedby the enlarged i portionsl of the' onally' engage with n head areadapted to friet the longitudinall edges of the-'base 'Hange's the railsIt, andthe 'portion 2 of each of the heads isprovide'd, at diagonallyopposite points with suitable openings 8.: These openings are adaptedfor-the rece tion' of headedl members 9 having' threade shank's 10. Theheads 9'"are"preferably"projectedE 'only upon one side of the shank '10,the said projectiii'g`portio1i being sha-pcdl to" afg-ree' iwitht-iiecross sectional shape of the base 'flange o't' the rails with which theyare adapted to contact.

` The numerals 11 designate nuts which en- 'gage with the Shanks Wliichextend below the connecting member 2 of the heads 1, and whereby theheads 9 may be secured in tight frictional engagement with the basetianges of the rails.

By the peculiar arrangement of the legs 3 and 4 of the heads 1, it willbe noted that when the roadbed has been tamped around the same, theheads will be prevented from movement in any direction.

In order to properly space the heads 1 to receive the rails of thetrack, I employ a tie plate or connecting bar 12. This bar embodies afiat rectangular ,member which may be of a width equaling the width ofthe heads 2, or may be of a lesser width it desired. The connecting baris formed, adja-A cent its ends, with elongated slots 13, and the feet 5are provided with bolt openings 14 for the reception of bolts 15 whichpass therethrough and through the elongated slots 13. The bolts 16 areemployed for retaining the t-ie bar upon the feet 5 of the heads. Itwill be noted that the tie bar 12 is disposed below the feet, and thatby providing the tie bar with elongated slots 13, the heads may be movedtoward or'away from each other in proper spaced relation to agree withthe gage oi the tracks. @Howeven if "'desired, I may provide one or bothof 'the faces of the tie bar 12 adjacent the ends thereof withdepressions or teeth 17, and.

likewise provide the undertaces of the feet 5 with serrations providingteeth 18 which may engage with the teeth 17 of the tie bar l2, and thusentirely overcome the danger of accidental displacement of the said barfrom engagement with the feet 5 of the heads l.

Having thus described the invention, what l claim as neiv is:

l. A metallic tie for railroads comprising two heads, each of said headsincluding a top plate having its dnds formed with downturned legs, andthe llegs provided with outwardly extending feet, the inner leg of eachof the heads being arranged at a right angle to the top barof the head,the outer leg of each of the heads being arranged at an outward anglefrom the top or connecting bar of the head, the feet of the inner legsbeing provided with openings, a tie rod having elongatedslots adjacentits ends and adapted to be disposed below the feet of the inner legsofthe head, bolts in the openings in the feet and in the tie bar, a nutfor each of the bolts, means for securing the rails 'to the connectingplates of the heads and the legs of the heads of the tie bar adapted tobe embedded Within the roadbed of the track.

2. ln a metallic tie tor railroad rails, two heads, each of said headscomprising a top plate which is formed with a rail passage for thereception of the rail, means embodying headed bolts for securing therails Within the passages, each of t-he said plates having downturnedlegs at their ends, each of the legs being provided with out-turnedfeet, the outer leg being arranged at an outward angle from the topplate of the head, the feet of the inner leg members having theirundertaces serrated, a connecting bar, said connecting bar having one ofits faces adjacent its ends serrated to provide teeth Which are adaptedto engage with the teeth of the feet, means for longitudinally adjustingthe con neeting bar with relation to the heads, means for securing theconnecting bar to the inner feet of the heads, and the feet 'and legsand connecting bar adapted to be buried Within the roadbed ot the track.i j A ln testimony whereof l atix my signature in' presence oi tvvoWitnesses.

VERNER Gr. TORNQUEST.

Witnesses CHARLES Swanson, HYALMAR KJELLGREN.

